The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-01
CATHOLIC eaURcH n orxs.
what is Going ON i'm Catholic Circles
Throughout the State.

KhrOu& n0Ut tine stntes
There will be greas meeting under the
auspices of the Irish National League this
evening. III St. Lucy's Hall, 10th street.
The annual convention of the Catholic
State Temperance Union will be held in st.
Mary's Hall. Hoboken, on Tuesday, May
oath inst.
Bishop Wigger will administer the Sac
rament of Confirmation at the Church of
Our Lady of Grlce on Tuesday, May "a
About 200 children will be coafr nsI.
a Kirmsss will be held by the ladies of
the parish of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken,
from My 18th to oath inst, in aid of the
new parochlal residence adjoining the
ch1rca.
Among the clergymen who have gone to
assist at the Conservation of Bishop Lud-
den, of the Eew diocese Of Syracuse, which
takes plaeb to-day, are Mgr. De Concilio
ami Father Kennessy of this city; Father
Cofrigan, of Hoboken, and DR.. smith, of
Paterson. Bishop Wiggsr viii bear prom
inent part in the ceremonies.
Rev. Father Fleming. rector of ST Johns
Church, Orange, has had an attack of
pneumonia hut is recovering, he was
taken i'll while in the confessional Rev,
P. O'Donnell. his assistant, las been i'll for
some time suffering from peritonitis, bul Is
now convalescent He is brother of NJ.
J. O'Douneil, of the County Clerks Of
fee.
At st. Patrick's Church, Ehzabethport,
the Forty Hours Devotion vas held last
week commencing at High Mass ou Sun
day. Rev. William Cantwell. rector of the
Catholic Church at Metuchen, preached an
excellent sermon on Tuesday evening
when the services ended. Rev. Martin
Gessner is the rector of st. Palrick's, and
Rsv. Joseph III. Meenan, formerly Of this
city, is his assistant
The Forty Hours Devotion was held in
St. Patrick's Church, Braphall Avenue,
last week, commencing on Sunday at High
Mass Rev F. Hennessy and his assist
ant, Rev. j J. Sheehan, attended to all the
services unaided. Rev. J. J. Boylan, OF
st. Michaels, was invited to assist. but was
unable to attend great number of con
LESSONS We're heard and large number of
persons received Holy Communion. The
exercises closed on Tuesday morning.
The mother Of Rev P. Coddy, rector of
st. James, Church, Newark, died at her
residence, corner of Kinney and Mulberry
streets, Newark, a week ago yesterday. A
Solemn High MISS of Requiem WIS offered
up for the repose Of her soul in St. James 5
Church on Tnesday morning at 10 clock,
Rev p. Cody being the cslebrant; Rey. F..
Corrigan, OF Hoboken, deacon; Rev p.
Hennessy, of Jersey City. sub deacon, and
Rev. NJ. j Brennan, assistant at ST.
Janes's, master OF ceremonies. Rev. p
Corrigau preached an eloquent sermon, in
which he paid deserved tribute to the
many Christian virtues of the deceased
Among the Rev. clergy in attendance at
the funeral services were: Mgr. Doane,
Rev. J. II. Corrigan, President of Seton
Hall College, Rev. [ NJ. Killeen, Rev. 81.
J. Holland, Rev. NJ. 2. O'Ccnnor, Rev. j.
J. O'Connor, Rev. 2. Corr, of Hackensack
Rev. John Brady, of Lambsrtville; Rev. ] /.
Kane, of Red Bank; Rev Fathers Naidillo,
of Bloomfield; Morris. of Avendale; Damn.
of Jersey City; Fighe Of e. Orange; Be-
gan, of East Newark; Goylan, of Hoboken
Purcell, of Newark, and many Others.
An item appeared the other day INTO
use a familiar Phrase the Jersey City
that Rev. Father Corrigan, of Hoboken,
had been total abstainsr for twenty-five
years, but that still he revived his pledge
every year for fear, as he expressed it him
self (according to the above authority s'he
might break out, ETC. If Father Corrigan
was not SO well known as he is, the fore
going item might create wrong impress
sion in regard 10 him. The truth of the
matter is that Father Corrigan, although
temperate man, has not been total alb
staiuer for the pest twenty years, nor
even for all the past years. When he he
came President of the Catholic State Tenn
peranee Union, not quite a year ago, he,
without any personal reason for doing 50,
bus solely for example, sake, az he has
since pubicly stated, took the pledge for
one year. In fact, outside of this reason,
it is entirely in keeping with the character
of Father Corrigan that he should have so
acted. It is wei known that he is not a
man who says one thing and means an
other, nor one who would be President of
a Total Abstinence Union without being a
total abstainer The paper in question
had a notice few days ago of another
clergyman of this city, which was full Of
fulsome adulatiou; but as far as accuracy
is concerned, it was on par with its item
about Father Corrigan.